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01 November 2006 [14:11]
Russia overcame a determined challenge from regional rivals Azerbaijan to score their second straight victory in Pool B of the FIVB Volleyball World Championship for Women in Sapporo on Wednesday.
01 November 2006 [12:33]
"It was our first match of the championship and the schedule was not kind to us because we had to open against China, who are the Olympic champions," Faig Garayev, Azerbaijan volleyball team's head coach told at press conference, after his team lost to Chinese.
01 November 2006 [10:03]
ANS license problem will be considered till the end of this year, said Nushiaravan Meherremli, the chief of National Television and Radio Council.
01 November 2006 [09:54]
A murder happened in Lerik.
01 November 2006 [02:53]
International Medical Corps has been honored with two prestigious awards, recognizing its health care development work in Azerbaijan and Afghanistan.
31 October 2006 [20:45]
Azerbaijan Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high-ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
31 October 2006 [20:33]
Azerbaijan Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high-ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
31 October 2006 [19:57]
The average monthly temperature will be 1-2 degrees, on the first ten-day of the month 4-5 degrees above the norm.
31 October 2006 [15:22]
Preliminary Round FIVB Women's World Championship 2006 started in Japan.
31 October 2006 [10:57]
Chinese women's volleyball team will open its world championships against Azerbaijan Tuesday afternoon.
31 October 2006 [10:50]
Health Minister Ogtay Shiraliyev met with his Spanish colleague Elena Salgado to discuss the issues of cooperation between the two Ministries.
31 October 2006 [10:31]
A serious car accident happened in 117km of Alat-Astara main road.
31 October 2006 [10:30]
Samire Osmanova, the wife of Karabakh War martyr from Sumqayit plans to place protest action in Martyrs' Alley.
31 October 2006 [10:23]
The Cabinet approves regulations for assessment of insurance for civil aviation and trial flight personnel.
31 October 2006 [10:19]
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov claimed his win in the Essent tournament in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands, after beating Dutch Ivan Sokolov.
31 October 2006 [10:17]
Georgian culture days in Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani culture days in Georgia will be held in 2007, Giorgi Gabashvili, Georgian Culture and Sport Minister told journalists.
31 October 2006 [10:07]
There was an official opening of the 24th world wrestling championship of servicemen on October 29 in Baku.
31 October 2006 [10:05]
30th conference of division for Asia and Pacific Ocean of UNO Economic and Social Council will be held on November 14-17 in Thailand.
31 October 2006 [10:04]
The commemoration ceremony of Turkish poet Atilla Ilhan will be celebrated in the Mirza Feteli Akhundov Library.
31 October 2006 [10:02]
Education Minister Misir Mardanov announced the information that 60-70% of pupils studying in Baku smoke was false.
31 October 2006 [09:59]
Examinations will be made in Baku, Sumgayit and Absheron Constituency Election Commissions in the second ten-day of November, CEC chairman Mazahir Panahov said.
30 October 2006 [22:39]
Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high-ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
30 October 2006 [16:12]
The results of the fifth monitoring on bird flu will be declared at the beginning of the week.
30 October 2006 [14:57]
Sugra Hasanova, Jeyran Hasanova and Mehman Mikayilov were found dead in 7flat, 5, Koroglu Street, Barda.
30 October 2006 [14:34]
Two Azerbaijanis were arrested on violation of visa regime, Sayyad Salahli (Aran), Azerbaijani consul general in Istanbul, stated.
30 October 2006 [13:30]
On November 17 Hungarian court will hold court hearings on prison officers' claim against Ramil Safarov, Azerbaijani army officer, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Markarian in Hungary.
30 October 2006 [12:59]
World Box Championship of servicemen will be held in 2008 in Azerbaijan in the frame work of International Military Sport Council (IMSC), Defense minister Safar Abiyev said in the opening ceremony of 24th World Wrestling Championship held in Baku.
30 October 2006 [12:58]
It rained 75% of monthly norm in Baku on October 27.
29 October 2006 [14:01]
President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to apply celebration of the Day of Baku Subway Workers.
29 October 2006 [13:46]
Health Ministry's active fight against extrasensory individuals and false psychologists doesn’t yield good results.
28 October 2006 [15:32]
Azerbaijani artist Rafig Azizov's paintings have been showed at the Art Gallery of Turkish Auditors Union.
28 October 2006 [15:00]
A delegation led by Minister of Culture, Protection of Monuments and Sport of Georgia, George Gabashvili, is visiting Azerbaijan on October 29 to 30.
28 October 2006 [14:43]
On 27 October 2006, the United Nations office in Baku hosted a Model UN Conference, teaming up with a group of graduate and postgraduate students of various departments of the Baku State University.
28 October 2006 [14:36]
Lawyer Elman Osmanov has brought a lawsuit against Public prosecutor's Office.
28 October 2006 [12:25]
Iran's new humanitarian aid has been sent by the mullah Khomeini Relief Committee to Baku on Friday.
28 October 2006 [12:20]
On October 27, Chairman of Clerical Office of Moslems of the Caucasus Sheikulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade met in Moscow with Alexy II, Head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
28 October 2006 [12:15]
Azerbaijan U-19 football team beat Armenian rivals in the European championship qualifier, which was held in the Republic of Cyprus.
28 October 2006 [11:52]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev decreed on marking 100th anniversary of Latif Karimov's birth, famous carpet-maker artist of Azerbaijan, USSR State Prize Winner.
28 October 2006 [10:24]
Ali Bayramli resident was arrested on human traffic, the deputy chief of Ali Bayramli Police Department Yagub Mammadov informed.
28 October 2006 [10:11]
The execution of the appeal to European Court of Human Rights on former president of Azpetrol Groups of Companies Rafig Aliyev's arrest is on the eve, Aliyev's lawyer Alimardan Sadigov told.
27 October 2006 [21:13]
On October 27, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met at the Presidential Palace with representatives of foreign mass media accredited in Russia.
27 October 2006 [21:09]
The clocks will be turned back an hour at the night of October 28 to 29 due to the end of DST.
27 October 2006 [21:07]
Azerbaijani Minister of Health Ogtay Shiraliyev met with David Gunnarsson, Iceland Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Security, and candidate for the post of WHO Secretary General, according to the Ministry's press-service.
27 October 2006 [21:02]
Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev on Friday defended his country's record on free speech, saying he ignored critics who have given this oil-rich nation abysmal marks for protection of the media.
27 October 2006 [20:58]
Oleg Bilorus, vice-president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, head of the Ukraine's delegation to this organization, first deputy chairman of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada's committee for foreign affairs met October 27 with the teaching staff and student body of the department of international relations and international law of the Baku State University.
27 October 2006 [20:26]
The Jewish boys choir of Baku the "Bnei Levi" directed by Rabbi Meir Bruk, recently produced a new music video of their songs, one of the hits which thank the people of Azerbaijan for its tolerance was shown on all channels of Azerbaijan television.
27 October 2006 [19:35]
The problems caused by heavy rain were removed in Baku.
27 October 2006 [19:28]
Azerbaijan Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high-ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
27 October 2006 [19:22]
It rained heavily in Baku on Friday.
27 October 2006 [14:47]
Azerbaijan Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high-ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
27 October 2006 [14:24]
Chess is improving rapidly and getting young. At the moment there are famous and talented young people in chess, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov FIDE President stated.
27 October 2006 [14:14]
"We consider the October 15, 2006 meeting of the Federation of Canada Azerbaijanis Organizations illegal as a majority of Managing Staff. The meeting contradicted the regulations of the Managing Staff."
27 October 2006 [12:37]
"2.2m people live in Baku including refugees exiled by Armenians. I don’t rule out that the figure may be inexact. We will know the exact number of population after 2009 census to be taken by presidential decree," State Statistical Committee chairman Arif Valiyev told.
27 October 2006 [12:10]
"We will not retract our position to prevent illegal broadcasting of VOA and Liberty in Azerbaijan private radio TV channels," Nushiravan Maharramli, National Television and Radio Council chief stated.
27 October 2006 [10:00]
The researchers of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Observatory determined the date of collision of the Earth with two 1km-diameter asteroids.
26 October 2006 [23:20]
Turkey's football federation chairman Haluk Ulusoy and other former sports officials will go on trial accused of misusing funds, state-run news agency Anatolian said on Thursday.
26 October 2006 [21:45]
Azerbaijani media advocates have condemned a government decision to bar a local broadcaster from airing programs of the BBC, Voice of America, and RFE/RL starting next year.
26 October 2006 [20:05]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
26 October 2006 [19:41]
The 18-strong Azerbaijani team led by head coach Vahid Eyvazov will attend the 9th SKIF World Championship organized by International Shotakan Karate-Do Federation.
26 October 2006 [19:38]
On October 25, "Hot Club of Cowtown" jazz band gave concerts in the Rashid Beybutov Azerbaijan State Theater.
26 October 2006 [19:36]
Azerbaijan-Russia relations are developing rapidly. The cooperation spans the press as well. Some media outlets of both countries already established bilateral contacts.
26 October 2006 [19:23]
"I am Zeynab Khanlarova and can not change myself. I know people's artists who stoop in front of the illiterate businessmen. I do not understand why prosecutors' salaries are increased for 250%, teachers' salary only for 25%. The people do not appreciate the artists this way, do they?" Zeyneb Khanlarova, USSR People's Artist and parliamentarian said at the meeting of standing commission of Parliament for Cultural Affairs.
26 October 2006 [19:18]
Turkish national football team will receive Azerbaijan team next year.
26 October 2006 [19:17]
Azerbaijani woman Mehpare Eminova, age 32, was killed in Turkey.
26 October 2006 [14:52]
"Belletristic literature sources from passion rather than sense. The events in my last year work "Etirshah Masan" based on passion, too," Ekrem Aylisli, people's writer stated.
26 October 2006 [14:39]
National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) Chief Nushiravan Meherremli met with the chiefs of cable televisions in Azerbaijan.
26 October 2006 [14:27]
Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
26 October 2006 [13:27]
Soldier serving in Military Unit N shot his soldier friend today.
26 October 2006 [12:42]
A group of Ganja residents protesting police tyranny staged a picket outside of Ganja Police Department.
26 October 2006 [12:33]
The information saying that there are terroristic groups in Dagestan's south borders with Azerbaijan, spread by the APA was proved.
26 October 2006 [10:39]
The winners of European Cup among clubs held in Budapest, Hungary were announced.
26 October 2006 [10:38]
Traditional Chess Festival started in Essen, Netherlands. Azerbaijani grand master Shahriyar Mammadyarov defeated the world's best chess player Vesselin Topalov.
26 October 2006 [10:37]
Exhibition organized by Culture and Tourism Ministry will be held on the occasion of Azerbaijan Artists Union Chief, public artist Ferhad Khelilov's 60th anniversary in Museum Centre October 27, Azerbaijan Artists Union informed.
26 October 2006 [10:22]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the Turkish Professor Tomris Turmen, candidate to WHO Director General on October 25, the President Office press service told.
26 October 2006 [09:46]
Tens of houses reconstructed in liberated villages of Fuzuli region which were built after arsons within the program of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction became worthless, the residents of the region told.
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